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as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in to thaw
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter
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Baby's Adorable Reaction to Seeing Her Grandad Outside By Alyce Collins
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A baby's adorable reaction to seeing her granddad appear outside has melted hearts online, as social-media users praise their undeniable bond.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Threat level: The mini warm spell today and Friday could melt away what little snow cover is left in parts of the Twin Cities, Dettmann said.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The rice was orange and fluffy and the beans were rich, with a layer of queso melted on top.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Threat level: The mini warm spell today and Friday could melt away what little snow cover is left in parts of the Twin Cities, Dettmann said.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The rice was orange and fluffy and the beans were rich, with a layer of queso melted on top.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
As your car idles, warm air blown from the top of your dashboard will melt the ice on the outside of the windshield.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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The woman disappeared, and the man was left homeless.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Enthusiasm for SPACs has all but disappeared, with lessons learned from some of the less successful listings.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Let thaw completely, and pat the chicken dry before searing.—
Craig Ruff,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Moving water will stay thawed longer in the winter.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the group that once asserted control over territory roughly equivalent to the size of Virginia would not simply vanish.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Abbott plays Blake, a San Francisco man who inherits a rural Oregon farmhouse after his dad vanishes.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The three-part system involves a fleet of autonomous mining rovers that harvest the icy dirt, a processing plant that heats the ice to extract water, splitting the water into hydrogen and oxygen and then liquefying the oxygen, and a massive solar array that powers the entire operation.—
Saurav Shroff,
WIRED,
2 Jan. 2025
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The commission inspected the Health Science Center in October, after NBC News began publishing its investigation, and sent a cease-and-desist letter ordering the center to stop its practice of liquefying bodies after using them for training and research.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Sunlight had begun to fade, casting a shadow on the space.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, nearby, will become visible to the naked eye as dusk fades to darkness and remain observable for around three-and-a-half hours past sunset, at which point the pair will sink below the horizon and out of view.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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Can a crispy chicken sandwich or a whisky cocktail soften the blow of existential despair?—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Melania Warned of His 'Prior Commitments' Only four months later, on Nov. 14, Barron and his business partners filed to dissolve the company.—
Linda Marx,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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While it’s tucked between the gum and lip, the nicotine salts dissolve and diffuse through the porous, tea-bag-like pouch, absorbing into the mouth’s mucosal lining.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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